Viruses and virus-like particles identified in ostrich gut contents

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 74-80

  Els, H J ^a   Josling, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Enteritis; Fringed membranous particles; Ostrich; Paramyxovirus

Indexed keywords

AVES; BUNYAVIRIDAE; CIRCOVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; MAMMALIA; MYXOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTERITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OSTRICH; PARAMYXOVIRUS; SMALL INTESTINE; VIRION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; ENTERITIS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RESPIROVIRUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; VIRION;

EID: 0032149974     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v69i3.821     Document Type: Article

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